News Release

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — United Methodist Churches joined forces to collect 2,370 items for the Choice Pantry of The Salvation Army.

Team Pasta composed of Warsaw First, Clunette and Atwood Aldersgate United Methodist Churches collected 1,366 items.

Team PBJ composed of Walnut Creek, Celebration and Trinity United Methodist churches collected 1,004 items.

The effort that collected 2,370 items was developed in a meeting where pastors of those churches fellowship and pray together according to Pastor Stacy Downing of Walnut Creek United Methodist Church. “We wanted to help The Salvation Army be stocked for the holidays with cereal, pasta, peanut butter and jelly,” she noted. “We made this a fun event where we could join together to help in the name of Jesus.”

The Salvation Army Choice Pantry has seen an increase in requests in 2022 according to Envoy Ken Locke, administrator, along with preparing for the Christmas outreach.